Firearm BS thread

Looks great. Are you going to stain it or paint it?

I bet you could get a sheet of Formica for the top cheap as hell from a big box store and that shit is nearly indestructible. Wuud is guud though. Classic.

 

Just primed the top and will add 2 coats of a flat white (makes it easy to see small gun parts, screws, pins, etc.) followed by a couple coats of a satin polyurethane. I'll poly the 1x2 maple that I'll put along sides and back. I have an absorbent, non-skid gun cleaning mat that will cover about 2/3rds of the top. No plans to paint or stain the rest.

 

I always covered my benches with Masonite, mainly because it’s quick, cheap and great for solvents. Also doesn’t splinter.

Nice setup!

 

Ahhh, great point. I like it! Can't wait to see the finished product.

 

Thought I had a quart of white - nada. Had some light grey and got the first coat on with a zip roller. Still light enough for that contrast.

 

I think I like that better.

 

X2

 

Does anyone know what type of hatchet this is? I’ve never seen one this size.

 

Fireman hatchet/axe?
Mean looking.

 

No markings? Pretty cool.

 

None.

 

Looks Scandinavian, maybe an old school ice ax? But the collar and the angle of the cutting edge looks Scandinavian

 

I wondered if it was an ice axe. I’m just trying to figure out what I got!

 

8 years of faithful carry, but it was time for an upgrade.

 

You got a sweet gem man that thing is cool, any patina or pitting in it?

 

Thank you!

 

Thank you !

 

That would be the Evil Doer

 

@chiefcrunchy likely knows what it is. Whatever it is, it sure is pretty and something I would definitely keep in my recovery or camping gear box.

 

Not an ice axe. An ice axe would have a lanyard hole in the handle. Also, it would not have a cutting edge on the bottom of the hook. That edge would be flat to hold your weight when imbedded in the ice.